cosmogony
Who acts: universe, Sefer Yetzirah, Chaos, finite space, things · What happens: begin, give, follow, accord, see, base · To what, where: Setirot cosmogony, cosmogony, it, al phabet, things
«cosmogony» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: cosmogony in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
A story or theory about how the universe began.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 theory | cc |
| 4 | theory | theory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 story | conj |
| 5 | about | about | SCONJ | _ | 9 began | mark |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 began | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 universe | det |
| 8 | universe | universe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 began | nsubj |
| 9 | began | begin | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 theory | acl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 story | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | begin | past | the universe | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.
Example 1
The Setirot cosmogony is given by the Sefer Yetzirah as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 cosmogony | det |
| 2 | Setirot | Setirot | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 cosmogony | compound |
| 3 | cosmogony | cosmogony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 given | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 given | aux:pass |
| 5 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 Yetzirah | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Yetzirah | det |
| 8 | Sefer | Sefer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Yetzirah | compound |
| 9 | Yetzirah | Yetzirah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 given | obl |
| 10 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 11 follows | mark |
| 11 | follows | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 given | advcl |
| 12 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 Mordell | punct |
| 13 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 14 Mordell | punct |
| 14 | Mordell | Mordell | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 given | parataxis |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 Origin | punct |
| 16 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Origin | det |
| 17 | Origin | Origin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Mordell | appos |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 Letters | case |
| 19 | Letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 Origin | nmod |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 Numerals | cc |
| 21 | Numerals | numeral | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 Letters | conj |
| 22 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 24 Sefer | case |
| 23 | to | to | ADP | _ | 22 according | fixed |
| 24 | Sefer | Sefer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 Origin | nmod |
| 25 | Yetzirah | Yetzirah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 Sefer | flat |
| 26 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 27 1914 | punct |
| 27 | 1914 | 1914 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 14 Mordell | list |
| 28 | )) | )) | PUNCT | _ | 27 1914 | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | the Sefer Yetzirah | the Setirot cosmogony | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | follow | present | the Sefer Yetzirah not said here | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
saw in it only a cosmogony based upon the letters of the al- phabet and tlie Setiroth. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
Sentence 1: saw in it only a cosmogony based upon the letters of the al- phabet and tlie Setiroth.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 it | case |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 1 saw | obl |
| 4 | only | only | ADV | _ | 6 cosmogony | advmod |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 cosmogony | det |
| 6 | cosmogony | cosmogony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 saw | obl |
| 7 | based | base | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 cosmogony | acl |
| 8 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 10 letters | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 letters | det |
| 10 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 based | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 phabet | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 phabet | det |
| 13 | al | Al | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 phabet | compound |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 al | punct |
| 15 | phabet | phabet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 letters | nmod |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 tlie | cc |
| 17 | tlie | tlie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 phabet | conj |
| 18 | Setiroth | Setiroth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 tlie | appos |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past | a cosmogony | it | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | base | participle | a cosmogony not said here | upon the letters of the al phabet and tlie | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | letter | the al phabet and tlie | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mordell | punct |
| 2 | Mordell | Mordell | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Origin | punct |
| 4 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Origin | det |
| 5 | Origin | Origin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Mordell | appos |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 Letters | case |
| 7 | Letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 Origin | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 Numerals | cc |
| 9 | Numerals | numeral | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 Letters | conj |
| 10 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 Sefer | case |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 according | fixed |
| 12 | Sefer | Sefer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Mordell | nmod |
| 13 | Yetzirah | Yetzirah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Sefer | flat |
| 14 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 15 1914 | punct |
| 15 | 1914 | 1914 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 Mordell | list |
| 16 | )) | )) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mordell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
Sentence 1: Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaos | chaos | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 signified | nsubj |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Chaos | punct |
| 3 | signified | signify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 cosmogonies | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cosmogonies | det |
| 6 | ancient | ancient | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cosmogonies | amod |
| 7 | cosmogonies | cosmogony | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 signified | obl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 vacant | det |
| 9 | vacant | vacant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cosmogonies | amod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 space | punct |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 space | case |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 in | punct |
| 13 | finite | finite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 space | amod |
| 14 | space | space | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 signified | obl |
| 15 | out | out | ADP | _ | 17 which | case |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 which | case |
| 17 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 sprang | nsubj |
| 18 | sprang | spring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 space | acl:relcl |
| 19 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 20 things | det |
| 20 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 sprang | obj |
| 21 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 22 exist | nsubj |
| 22 | exist | exist | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 things | acl:relcl |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 signified | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | signify | past | Chaos | in finite space; in the ancient cosmogonies | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in cosmogony=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | spring | past | finite space | all things | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location thing=Theme | ||||
| 3 | exist | present | all things | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mordell | punct |
| 2 | Mordell | Mordell | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Origin | punct |
| 4 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Origin | det |
| 5 | Origin | Origin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Mordell | appos |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 Letters | case |
| 7 | Letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 Origin | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 Numerals | cc |
| 9 | Numerals | numeral | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 Letters | conj |
| 10 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 Sefer | case |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 according | fixed |
| 12 | Sefer | Sefer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Mordell | nmod |
| 13 | Yetzirah | Yetzirah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Sefer | flat |
| 14 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 15 1914 | punct |
| 15 | 1914 | 1914 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 2 Mordell | list |
| 16 | )) | )) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Mordell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
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